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Family: Leo Gerald Simecka / Bridget Mary Kennedy Simecka (F6044)

m. 26 Apr 1934


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  • Father | Male
    Leo Gerald Simecka

    Born  1 Dec 1908  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jun 2001  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  26 Apr 1934  Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Benjamin Simecka | F1797 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Johanna Cander Simecka | F1797 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Bridget Mary Kennedy Simecka

    Born  15 Aug 1910  Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 May 1998  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Christopher J Kennedy | F5969 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Julia C Reilly Kennedy | F5969 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    + Lillian M Simecka Schwerdt

    Born  16 Jul 1939  Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jul 1970  Hays, Ellis County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  9 Jul 1970  Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George John Schwerdt, III | F7795 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Jerry L Simecka

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    Child 3 | Female
    Julie Simecka Besler

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    Child 4 | Female
    Jean Simecka Simon Turgeon

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  • Documents
    Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 1
    Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 1
    Open house
    Simeckas
    In celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Simecka will be honored Sunday. April 28 with an open house in the home of their daughter. Mrs. John Besler. 344 SE Croco Road.

    Friends and relatives are invited to call from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented.

    Hosts will be their children. Mr. and Mrs. Besler; Mr. and Mrs. James Simon, North Bend, Neb.; and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Simecka.
    Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 2
    Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 2
    Mr. and Mrs. Simecka
    Mr. and Mrs. Leo Simecka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with an anniversary mass at 5 p.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, followed by a reception and lunch in the church and an anniversary dance at 9 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 39th & Burlingame.

    Hosts will be their children: John and Julie Kesler, Topeka; Jim and Jean Simon, Louisville, Neb.; and Jerry and Marcia Simecka. The couple has 14 grandchildren.

    Leo Gerald Simecka and Bridget Mary Kennedy were married April 26, 1934, in Emmett. He retired from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

    [From 26 May 1984]
    Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 3
    Anniversary- Simecka, Leo and Bridget 3
    Leo and Bridget Simecka
    Leo and Bridget Simecka, Topeka will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary April 26 with a card shower and a mass at 5 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

    Cards may be sent to the couple at 2021 S.E. Florence, Topeka, 66616.

    The couple are the parents of four children, Julie Besler, Topeka; Jean Simon, Louisville, Neb.; and Jerry Simecka, Topeka. A daughter, Lillian Schwerdt, is deceased. They have 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

    Leo Simecka and Bridget Kennedy were married April 26, 1934, at Holy Cross Church in Emmett. Mr. Simecka retired from Santa Fe Railway in 1972.